The field of virtual and immersive technologies is rapidly evolving, with a growing focus on applying these technologies to real-world problems. Researchers are exploring the potential of virtual reality (VR) to enhance training and education, particularly in areas such as wildfire evacuation and scientific data visualization. The use of VR is also being investigated in the context of urban planning, with a focus on improving walkability and sustainability in cities. Additionally, there is a growing interest in the development of virtual memorial spaces and the use of VR for perspective change and emotional arousal. Noteworthy papers in this area include 'Ascribe New Dimensions to Scientific Data Visualization with VR', which introduces a VR platform for immersive and interactive scientific data visualization, and 'Meltdown: Bridging the Perception Gap in Sustainable Food Behaviors Through Immersive VR', which presents an immersive VR escape room for educating university students about sustainable consumption.
Advancements in Virtual and Immersive Technologies
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Utilizing Virtual Reality for Wildfire Evacuation Training
Ascribe New Dimensions to Scientific Data Visualization with VR
Towards Enhanced Learning through Presence: A Systematic Review of Presence in Virtual Reality Across Tasks and Disciplines
VoxLogicA UI: Supporting Declarative Medical Image Analysis
Bio-crafting Architecture: Experiences of growing mycelium in minimal surface molds
Participatory Design of EHR Components: Crafting Novel Relational Spaces for IT Specialists and Hospital Staff to Cooperate
User Satisfaction -- UX Design Strategies for Seamless Virtual Experience
Quantifying Emotional Arousal through Pupillary Response: A Novel Approach for Isolating the Luminosity Effect and Predicting Affective States
AnywhereXR: On-the-fly 3D Environments as a Basis for Open Source Immersive Digital Twin Applications
Meltdown: Bridging the Perception Gap in Sustainable Food Behaviors Through Immersive VR
Virtual Reality for Urban Walkability Assessment
Bridging Bond Beyond Life: Designing VR Memorial Space with Stakeholder Collaboration via Research through Design
VR-based Intervention for Perspective Change: A Case to Investigate Virtual Materiality
What Sensors See, What People Feel: Exploring Subjective Collaboration Perception in Mixed Reality
Cyberoception: Finding a Painlessly-Measurable New Sense in the Cyberworld Towards Emotion-Awareness in Computing
LUIDA: Large-scale Unified Infrastructure for Digital Assessments based on Commercial Metaverse Platform